Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is an international NGO supporting health programs to improve the health of women and their families. Jhpiego-Kenya works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Ministry of Medical Services in the areas of HIV, Malaria,TB, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Family Planning.
Jhpiego is currently looking for a senior experienced individual with excellent technical skills who is a team player, dedicated, hard working, highly motivated and able to work in a high pressure environment requiring multi-tasking.
Project Director, APHIAII Eastern
Location: Nairobi office
Responsibilities
Jhpiego is currently looking for a senior experienced individual with excellent technical skills who is a team player, dedicated, hard working, highly motivated and able to work in a high pressure environment requiring multi-tasking.
Project Director, APHIAII Eastern
Location: Nairobi office
Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership and technical guidance for a large health program in Eastern Province
- Provide overall guidance and direction for the project and supervision of field offices, staff and overall management of the project
- Serve as Jhpiego's key liaison with USAID, government counterparts, implementing partners and other local organizations
- Ensure overall program,financial and monitoring objectives for the project are achieved, including implementation of annual work plans, dissemination of results and best practices
- Work closely with partners and prograject teams to ensure quality evidence-based implementation of the project
- Review and/or contribute to reports and other project deliverables (e.g. annual, semi-annual, performance monitoring reports, etc.)
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in Public Health or related field
- Ten or more years of experience in program management and leadership
- Extensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS health programs in Kenya
- Must also be familiar with other health areas such as RH/FP.TB and MCH
- Excellent analytical, oral and report- writing skills
- Experience in managing a collaboration of partners and working in a team-oriented setting
- Experience working with MOH systems and personnel
- Experience working on USAID-funded projects
- Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS Word and PowerPoint.
education and experience qualifies you for the position. Remuneration will be according to qualifications and experience.
Only those selected for interview will be contacted.
